Current Events
This is going to be a shorter, more “ramble-y”, post, but in the last few weeks, I’ve written about why the American attack on Iran was so shortsighted, haphazard, and fundamentally poorly though out. That does not, however, mean that I support the Iranian government. So how should leftists
Current Events
Recent events: Following the events of October 2023, Israel began an intensive bombing campaign in Gaza, followed by a ground invasion. In solidarity with the Palestinians, Hezbollah would eventually, almost reluctantly, launch rockets from Southern Lebanon into Israel, almost certainly at the urging of their Iranian puppetmasters. Israel would retaliate,
Current Events
I’ve previously written about how haphazard the initiation of this war with Iran was. The chosen strategy was an extensive air campaign, but it isn’t entirely clear what the goal was. Was it regime change? Control of shipping in the Persian Gulf? A permanent solution to the Iranian
Current Events
As of writing this post (4/20/26), there continues to not be a clear indication for how this war with Iran will end. There is very inconsistent news coming from this administration in regards to what the Iranians are or are not agreeing to. Last Friday (4/17), there
Current Events
As of writing this post on 4/14/2026, the war in Iran continues. The latest official news is that this latest round of negotiations, the “highest-level negotiations since 1979” between the Iranian government and the US have failed after about 24 hours. This is not necessarily surprising. The US
Essays
This is an old essay of mine that I initially published 6/2025, and I've reposted here. There has a lot of coverage in the new lately about the activity of ICE in Los Angeles, as well as protests against their immigration raids. Activity of ICE agents: Activity
Book/Podcast Reviews
This was a fairly good podcast I enjoyed listening to. As of the time of writing this 4/2026, the podcast is still ongoing, although I am caught up. It took me several months to get through, as I primarily listen to podcasts during my commute. As of writing this,
Current events, history, and politics through a leftist lens